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Democratic Empowerment: How do Students Feel About Their Student Council? By Hope Wilder – Progressive Education

What Students Say Matters Most schools do not look like a democratic society at all. Imagine a school where democracy ...
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Schools, Bathrooms and Barricades, by Dr Chris Bagley – Progressive Education

There is nothing inherent in human-ness that means teenage bowel movements must be policed. Young people are not innately bad ...
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Spearheading the Education Revolution in Africa, by Damilola Okonkwo – Progressive Education

I moved to Lagos, Nigeria in 2013, having grown up in London in the UK. After a career in Finance ...
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The Canaries in the Mine, by Jo Symes – Progressive Education

This text that follows is the Prologue from the book, Square Pegs: Inclusivity, compassion and fitting in – a guide ...
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Outrage: Memories of Boarding School – Progressive Education

Like many young boys in England in the early 50s, Robert ‘Bob’ Esau was sent away from home to boarding ...
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Happy New Year! – Progressive Education

Wishing you the best for a happy 2023. May this new year bring much inspiration to us all for reimagining ...
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Plant a Tree, Grow a School

We're very excited to announce the launch of our inspiring Plant a Tree, Grow a School project. Read on to ...
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A Story About Math and Self-Direction | The Open School

by Angela Young, Open School staff October 7, 2022 We caught a great moment on campus last week. One ...
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Is Self Directed Education Uneconomic? By Dr Ian Cunningham – Progressive Education

Large scale education The main defence of traditional large-scale schooling is that it is necessary to bring together large groups ...
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September 2022 News

Keep up to date with all that’s happening at Sligo Sudbury School. Check out the September Newsletter here! Balancing Act ...
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Reimagining Education in Practice – Community Learning Exchanges, by James Pitt – Progressive Education

Invisible Mycelium networks (image above) provide communication and nutrition that support the growth of many species of plants and a ...
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Why Sudbury Schools Don’t Offer Classes | The Open School

by Aaron Browder, Open School staff September 7, 2022 It’s easy enough to find flaws in the conventional classroom ...
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“Get to” vs “Have to”

When I was 13 years old, I didn’t want to attend The Circle School. My mom and stepdad had fallen ...
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Rebooting Public Education – Part 2, by Richard Fransham – Progressive Education

Abstract We are in the predicament we are with public education because those in charge have failed to apply one ...
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Are You Expecting Too Much? | The Open School

by Aaron Browder, Open School staff August 4, 2022 It’s natural as parents to want our kids to have ...
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